The Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas is accepting public comments on the following proposed ethics opinions:
Proposed Opinion 2026-1 (comment deadline 12/20/2026):
Does a lawyer violate the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct regarding conflicts of
The tabletop gaming industry is booming.
Fueled by renewed interest in analog entertainment, the global tabletop-games market continued to grow. One recent industry market study valued the worldwide tabletop market at approximately 12.7 billion euros in 2023. Major conventions reinforce
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in October through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics are free of cost to participants.
A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local lawyers, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout September.
All virtual clinics run from
When I look back on my 40-year career as a trial lawyer and my time as managing partner, certain memories come to me immediately. After one particularly arduous trial victory, my client turned to me speechless except for the tears
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF), the largest state-based funding source for civil legal aid, has received $26.7 million in initial funding from the Supreme Court of Texas to launch the Rural Justice Initiative, a historic multiyear effort that
Family law cases rarely stay within their original scope. A custody arrangement that appeared amicable at intake becomes contested. A straightforward divorce expands to include a parenting evaluator and a volume of discovery no one anticipated at signing. The retainer
For generations, trial lawyers understood the courthouse as not only a venue for adjudication but also a forum for resolution. Trial judges would order parties to settlement conferences where pragmatic compromise frequently replaced prolonged litigation. (See In Re Caballero, 441
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on September 25 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel.
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You want to grow your firm, but you also want to grow it the right way. I want to be able to hire staff, but not spend every waking hour training them. I want to draft my motions and orders,
